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NASA has soil moisture and water content datasets that help researchers characterize the condition of soil around the world. Access a range of data and data tools such as the Soil Moisture Visualizer, Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA), and AppEEARS to make the most of soil moisture data.

Soil Moisture/Water Content Datasets

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WLDAS Noah-MP 3.6 Land Surface Model L4 Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree Version D1.0 (WLDAS_NOAHMP001_DA1) at GES DISC D1.0 Noah-MP-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1979-01-02 to 2024-01-01

N: 52.925 S: 25.065 E: -89.025 W: -124.925

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXLND) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXLND) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Aquarius L2 Swath Single Orbit Soil Moisture V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Annual Soil Moisture V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Daily Soil Moisture V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture Climatology V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture Climatology V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Weekly Soil Moisture V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L2 Swath Single Orbit Soil Moisture V004 4 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Annual Soil Moisture V004 4 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Daily Soil Moisture V004 4 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture Climatology V004 4 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-05-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture V004 4 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture Climatology V004 4 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture V004 4 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Weekly Soil Moisture V004 4 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF, XML
CYGNSS Level 3 Soil Moisture Version 3.2 3.2 CYGNSS DDMI 2018-08-01

N: 38.15 S: -38.15 E: 164 W: -135

0.37 Decimal Degrees x 0.3 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Airborne L- and P- band SAR, Alaska, 2017, Ver. 3 3 GULFSTREAM 1000 (695A) UAVSAR 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16

N: 71.5212 S: 57.8294 E: -110.418 W: -166.733

multiple
AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids V003 3 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04

N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS5
Aquarius L2 Swath Single Orbit Soil Moisture V003 3 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-05-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF
Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Annual Soil Moisture V003 3 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER 2011-08-25 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF
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